This ensures that your component could be exported on its own, using the .model selector and the .json extension.

In addition, this specifies that the Sling Model class can be adapted into the ComponentExporter interface.

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Jackson annotations are not usually specified at the Sling Model class level, but rather at the Model interface level. This is to ensure that the JSON Export is considered as part of the component API.

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The ExporterConstants and ComponentExporter classes come from the com.adobe.cq.export.json bundle.

Annotate the Sling Model Interface

To be taken into account by the JSON Exporter framework, the Model interface should implement the ComponentExporter interface (or ContainerExporter, in the case of a container component).

The corresponding Sling Model interface (MyComponent) would be then annotated using Jackson annotations to define how it should be exported (serialized).

The Model interface needs to be properly annotated to define which methods should be serialized. By default, all methods that respect the usual naming convention for getters will be serialized and will derive their JSON property names naturally from the getter names. This can be prevented or overridden using @JsonIgnore or @JsonProperty to rename the JSON property.